Measuring device.



A. SCHUSTER.

MEASURING DEVlCE. APPLICATION FILED APR. B. 1916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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Patented June 12, 1917.

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ANNA SCI-IUSTER, OF GOWER, MISSOURI.

MEASURING DEVICE.

Application filed. April 8, 1916.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, ANNA SeHUs'rEn, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Grower, in the county of Clinton and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Measuring Device, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a measuring device or skirt marker, and has for its object the production of a simple and efiicient means for eificiently marking a skirt without the necessity of a person marking the same touchingor pulling upon the skirt or other piece of material which it is desired to mark.

A still further object of this invention is the production of a simple and eliicient marker, the parts of which may be readily separated and the standard folded easily upon the support so as to facilitate the packing of the device for shipment or storing away.

With these and other objects in view this invention consists of certain novel combinations, constructions, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the marker.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 33, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a bottom plan view of the standard of the marker.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the base of the marker showing the standard folded downwardly.

Fig. 6 is a vertical section taken on line 6-6, of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the clamp showing the manner in which the same is carried by the standard.

Fig. 8 is a section taken on line 8 8, of Fig. 2.

By referring to the drawingsit will be seen that 1 designates the base which com prises aflat body having a centrally located transversely extending slot 2 formed there in. A pair of brackets 3 are mounted upon the base 1 and are adapted to fit upon either side of the slot or aperture 2 as illustrated clearly in Fig. 5 of the drawings. A standard 1 is pivotally mounted between the brackets 8 as illustrated clearly in Figs. 1

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 12, 1917. Serial No. 89,837.

and 2 of the drawings, and this standard 1 is provided with a projecting lower end 5, which projecting lower end 5 is adapted to abut against the wall (3 of the aperture 2 as illustrated in Fig. 8 and limit the swing of the standard a in one direction. The aperture 2, however, is so constructed as to permit the standard 1 to be swung downwardly in one direction such as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 8 of the drawings. A bracket 9 is adjustably mounted upon the standard 4, and this bracket 9 is provided with a loop portion 10, which loop portion is provided with apertures 11 for the purpose of permitting the standard ito pass therethrough. A clamping screw 12 carried by the loop portion 10 of the bracket 9, and this clamping screw passes through a bearing block 13 as illustrated in Fig. 6. lit should be understood that the chimping screw 12 may be operated so as to bind firmly against the standard f and lock the bracket 9 in an adjusted position upon the standard 4-. The standard 1 is provided with a plurality of graduations formed thereon, ranging from one to seven and a half inches, although it should be understood that the graduations may be constructed according to thedesire of the manufacturer of the device, and to suit the use to which the device may be put. The bracket 9 carries an inverted bellows ll at the outer end thereof, which bellows is provided with a discharge nozzle 15, which nozzle extends outwardly so as to have the outer end 16 thereof on a line with the upper edge of the bracket 9 as indicated by the line AA illustrated in Fig. 1. It should be understood that the upper edge of the bracket 9 is adapted to register with the graduations upon the standard 4:, thereby indicating the exact point upon which a mark will be made upon a skirt or other piece of material which it is desired to mark.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a very simple and efficient marker has been produced whereby the bracket may be adjusted to the desired height upon the standard, and also that the standard may be folded downwardly upon the base so as to permit the device to be easily packed or stored away while not in use. It should be further understood that by means of the bellows 14 it will not be necessary for the operator to touch the garment which is being marked as it would be likely to cause the same to sag at the place where the mark is made, as the bellows 1i may be used to force powdered chalk or other substance through the spout for the purpose oi marking the garment 17 indicated in Fig. l 01 the d 'awings.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is A device of the class described comprising a base, said base provided with an elongated slot, a bracket positioned upon each side of said slot and carried by said base, a standard pivotally secured between said brackets,

said standard provided with a depending end adapted to work in said slot and abutting against one end of said slot for limiting the swing of said standard in one direction, said standard capable of being swung downwardly in the opposite direction, and a bellows adjustably mounted upon said standard.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my signature.

ANNA SCHUSTER.

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